MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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